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On the Dolomites ski slopes fresh snow from 25 cm up to 100 cm (Val Zoldana). It's not clear, at the moment, for how long it will keep on snowing. It seems that tomorrow will stop but there is a chance that the occlusion will form a secondary minimun in the Gulf of Venice (know as Venice Low). This will be good for other snowfalls in the region. Only above 1800 mt the fresh snow is "dry", below that it's humid and heavy. Ciao

This is how it looks the final "schuss" of the female giant slalom in Cortina. Second manche is on the way http://www.dolomiti.org/ita/Cortina/cmet/c...mages/cam48.jpg

Good news. The week seems to be good for Alpine region of Italy. LP developing on the Genoa Gulf (Genoa Low) will produce heavy snow-falls expecially in the NE regions (Dolomites). Starting at 1200 mt down to flat land at the end. This will be follow by low T (-15 at 850 hPa). Let winter begin ciao

The maximun T was 29,4, not 25,4 Anyway, all the NW italian weather stations recorded unusual and never recorded temperatures. Looking the next days diagrams we will experience a decreesing of T from the actual 20-22 C° to -2-5 . In some locations (as the one mentioned above) from 29,4 down to a minus 15...40 C° difference in 2-3 days! This situation looks like a disaster for agriculture. At the moment, because of the mildest winter ever, the fields looks like they are at the first decade of April. Good news, beside that, for the Dolomites...next week we should have heavy snowfalls in all the area above the 700-800 mt. Umbelieveble winter Ciao da Venezia

While the rest of Europe has been battered by the violent storm, north Italy (the NW of the Po Valley) is recordind incredible temperatures. The fhoen is blowing strong and the official weather stations are recording the highest temperature ever. Just an example, today this OFFICIAL weather station located near Turin at 520 slm in the Alps recorded +29,4 C° which is just (!!!) 25 C° above average, which is 1,5 C° above the averege July maximun temperatures. http://158.102.37.4/grafici/TERMAIGRO/TERMA356.png

Good news from the Dolomites. Snowing on the slopes above 1000 mt. 40 cm of new snow above 1800 mt, 20 below that level. This will be a good base for the artificial one that is going to be "shot" next days. At the moment it will keep snowing untill tomorrow afternoon so I will imagine 50/60 cm in the skiing areas Ciao

That's what we were looking for. Hoping the forecast will remain like this!

No good news from the Dolomites. If we want to see some good snow we must go sown to Sicily , look at how is Etna now

Good idea. I will take care of the Dolomites area (NE Italy). At the moment the situation is almost depressing. We had no any perturbation in the last two months. Only few centimeters that, with the first sun, disapper. Also the temperature do not helps. Only above 2300 mt there is just few centimetres of snow which aren't enough for the ski slopes. Here you can see the situation in one of the snowiest place in the Dolomites: the village down in the valley is at 1200 mt and the mountain on the back is the Civetta (3280 mt). No snow!

Heavy rain on the border between NE Italy and Slovenia. This "thanks" due a weak sistem that found its way blocked by the Friuli Alps.

Pics took the 12 November at 2200 mt in Passo Giau (Dolomites). The only "white" you can see is the Marmolada glacier. Only few snow flakes given by the front coming from north: other one

Thanks Iztok. Same (bad) situation here. Mountains absolutly dry, without any sign of snow at any level. Warmer and drier as well in NE Italy. Thanks for your dates, I will post them in our meteo forum as well are interesting for our statistics. Ciao

Another great storm this morning http://magazine.enel.it/meteo/img/v_meteoi.../bis/ita-14.jpg radar (unfortunally I could save only this one, after the peak) http://www.arpa.emr.it/smr/datiiningresso/...ar/comp_b4n.png Are you coming in Venice? Monday there is an interesting situation for good storms. Ciao

Short video of the yesterday TS in Venice. Great cell http://video.libero.it/app/play/index.html...3eed6388445749f This was taken from Vittorio Veneto, 50 km from Venice. Ciao

Hi there! Itzok, I do not know if you know your corregional Marko Korosek (crazy slovenian), I found the attached reportage amazing. I was too on the area coming back from Rakov Skozian. Look at this... http://forum.meteonetwork.it/showthread.php?t=30943 Nasvidanje. Ciao